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figurativamente
     1. adv. figuratively
ceder
     1. v. to cede, hand over, convey
           cedar el paso - to give way
     2. v. to transfer, yield
     3. v. to relinquish, abandon, leave, give in, cave in
     4. v. to decrease, lessen, diminish
ante
     1. prep. in front of, before
           Tengo que comparecer ante el juez. - I have to appear before the judge.
     2. prep. against, compared to
     3. n-m. elk
     4. n-m. suede
     5. n-m. (Mexico) tapir (large odd-toed ungulate with a long prehensile upper lip)
una
     1. n-f. feminine of uno
           a la una, a las dos y a las tres - after three...one, two, three
     2. art. feminine singular of un
     3. det. feminine singular of uno
     4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females)
     5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir
     unir
          1. v. to unite, join
                ¡Únete al sindicato! (Join up with the union!)
          2. v. to merge, conflate
     un
          1. art. a
          2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
presión
     1. n-f. pressure
Y
     1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet
     2. conj. and
     3. conj. (in names of number) and
           setenta y seis - seventy-six
     4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and
           uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two
     5. conj. (informal) well
           ¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course!
     6. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the
           Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore?
           ¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe?
           ¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them.
entregar
     1. v. to deliver, to hand over, to hand off
     2. v. to submit
     3. v. to turn in (e.g. homework), hand in
     4. v. to surrender (oneself)
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
bien
     1. adv. well (adverbial form of bueno)
           Toca bien el piano. - He plays the piano well.
     2. adv. well, fine, okay (state of being satisfied with the status quo)
           hasta aquí todo bien - so far so good
     3. adv. properly
     4. adv. willingly
     5. adv. very
     6. adv. as well
           Bien podrías acabar con ello temprano. - You might as well get it over with early.
     7. adj. (postpositive, colloquial) well-to-do; affluent; wealthy; upper-class
           Amanda y Carlos vienen de una familia bien. - Amanda and Carlos come from a well-to-do family.
     8. adj. (postpositive, colloquial) exclusive; upscale; high-class
           Las colonias bienes están en las afueras de la ciudad. - The upscale neighborhoods are in the city suburbs.
     9. n-m. good (as opposed to evil)
           Es por el bien de toda la comunidad. - It's for the good of the whole community.
     10. n-m. goodness
     11. n-m. good, better (substantive)
           para bien o para mal - for better or for worse
           He vuelto para bien esta vez. - I'm back for good this time.
     12. n-m. welfare, benefit
     13. n-m. (plural) goods, property, possessions, assets, wealth, estate
     14. n-m. (dated) darling
           Despierta, mi bien. - Wake up, my darling.
contra
     1. prep. against, versus
           la lucha contra el prejuicio - the fight against prejudice
     2. n-m. con (disadvantage)
     3. n-f. antidote
     4. n-f. counterpunch
     5. n-f. counterattack
     6. adv. opposite, facing
la
     1. art. the
     2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
     3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this
           La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all)
           ¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this!
           No te la creo. - I don't believe you.
     4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale)
     5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key)
propia
     1. adj. feminine singular of propio
     propio
          1. adj. own (belonging to)
                Tengo mi propio coche. - I have my own car
          2. adj. proper
          3. adj. typical, characteristic
voluntad
     1. n-f. will, wish, want, desire
     2. n-f. willpower
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